Oatmeal as the number one food
Oatmeal is a wonderful food that serves as both porridge, homemade mussels and oatmeal cookies. Not only are these useful as a nutritious snack at work or school, but they are also effective in ward off cravings for sweets. They are easy to prepare at home and can be flavored to your liking. There are so many variations of oatmeal cookies that you really can\’t get enough of them.
Tip: Oatmeal cookies are also a great snack for elementary school students between classes.
Oatmeal and its health benefits:
- Lower blood pressure
- Improve stomach and digestive problems
- Anti-inflammatory
- Lower bad cholesterol
- Promotes weight loss
- Important for a healthy pregnancy due to folic acid
Promote sleep
Oatmeal cookies can be handled by complete beginners.
Basic recipe for homemade oatmeal cookies
You will need:
- 1 teaspoon clarified butter
- 1 cup oatmeal
1 egg
Sweetener of your choice (cane sugar, honey, maple syrup)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
half a cup of flour
pinch of salt
Steps:
- Mix eggs and clarified butter. Spoon the dough and shape into patties on baking paper
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C until golden brown (about 10 minutes)
Variations,
Oatmeal cookies In this case, don\’t be afraid to experiment. Mashed bananas serve as a healthy and nutritious binder. You can also flavor the cookies with a variety of nuts (hazelnuts, cashews, walnuts), candied fruit, or crushed fine dark chocolate.
After baking, the cookies are very fragile, so allow them to cool before transferring them to a plate.
Tip: If you are making cookies for children, use die-cutters in different shapes, such as animals, snowmen, Christmas trees, etc.